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Stiglitz and the Master of Puppets

Burma: Outside Interests, Inside Challenges

The long list of dignitaries with whom Burma’s junta chief has played ‘engagement’ attests to his masterfully strategic use of iconic figures for public relations purposes. Stiglitz may be next.

US Climate Policy On the Road to Copenhagen

The political context makes it clear that the US will not have a climate bill ready in time for the talks in Copenhagen, and the commonly accepted premise seems to be that without climate legislation enacted domestically, the US won’t be able to sign on a global deal on climate change in December.

'Change has come'...or has it?

A step back for President Obama during the "off-year" vote

The first Tuesday in November is traditionally voting day in the USA. The national and international attention has been concentrated on the every four year presidential vote. The in between votes in which members of the Houses as well as one third of the US Senate is elected are also watched with much interest. However, the less observed "off-year" vote still has a far reaching political broadcast.

„Wir haben die Kraft, die Mauern unserer Zeit zu überwinden“

Rede von Bundeskanzlerin Dr. Angela Merkel vor dem US-Kongress

Nur selten wird einem ausländischen Staats- oder Regierungschef die Ehre zuteil, vor beiden Häusern des US Kongresses (Senate und House) eine Rede halten zu dürfen. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hatte Bundeskanzlerin Merkel hierzu eingeladen.

The First Post-Racial Candidate – Debate Around Affirmative Action

„Change you can believe in” war der Slogan von Barack Obamas. Der angestrebte Wandel bezog sich nicht nur auf die Regierung in Washington, sondern sollte vielmehr in der gesamten amerikanischen Gesellschaft stattfinden.

“That Is Our Calling” - Reforming America's Health Care System

“I am not the first President to take up this cause, but I am determined to be the last,” sprach Präsident Barack Obama hoffnungsvoll am 9. September 2009 in einer außerordentlichen Ansprache vor dem versammelten Kongress. In der gleichen Woche veröffentlichte das amerikanischen Statistikamt eine Studie, laut der sich die Zahl der Unversicherten zwischen 2007 und 2008 von 45,7 auf 46,3 Millionen erhöht hatte und nunmehr 15,4 Prozent der Bevölkerung ausmachte – Tendenz steigend.

The Politics of Health Care Reform in the US: Can President Obama Deliver?

The current health care reform debate has become badly, even bitterly, divided over a host of politically sensitive issues, including the huge overall projected financial burden, the scale of government involvement, and the increasingly partisan and inter-party ideological battles. Combined, these issues make it almost impossible to predict whether President Obama can muster the 218 House of Representatives and 60 Senate votes he needs in order to enact a health care reform bill into law.

Der G20-Gipfel von Pittsburgh

Viel Konsens, wenig Konkretes

Ungefähr ein Jahr nachdem die Pleite der Lehman Brothers Bank die schwerste globale Finanzkrise seit dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs eingeläutet hatte, trafen sich an diesem Wochenende die Staats- und Regierungschefs der führenden zwanzig Wirtschaftsnationen in Pittsburgh. Im Vorfeld wurde viel darüber diskutiert, ob G20 wirklich der richtige Rahmen sei, oder ob die Interessen nicht zu weit auseinander lägen und die Verhandlungen doch besser unter den wirklich wichtigen Nationen geführt werden sollten. Pittsburgh wurde somit zu einem ersten ‚test case’ für das G20-Format.

Why Both Afghanistan and NATO Need a Presidential Run-off Election

Nearly four weeks after the presidential elections in Afghanistan, no clear winner has yet been certified. Instead, Afghan confidence in their electoral process had been undermined by the combination of rising allegations of fraud and the painfully slow reporting of results by the Independent Election Commission (IEC).

Reaktionen aus den USA

Bundestagswahl 2009

Mandate for Change in Germany, Merkel‘s Center-Right Coalition Wins, Opening Door to Tax Cuts and Labor Revamp (Wallstreet Journal, 28. 9. 2009)

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